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HEC-TV creates curriculum for new productions, in order to more fully connect the station with K-12 students and schools. Educators know that quality curricula must relate to standards, whether these be Common Core State Standards or Missouri’s Knowledge Standards. Led by scripts and background information, we build a framework to wrap curriculum around for each show. Each curriculum starts with an overview of the lesson, time allotment, and most importantly, the learning objectives. Needs for each student and class are different, so after the body of the lesson is accomplished, we offer teachers several different types of learning activities, all which reinforce and assess the lesson.

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Programs for the 2014-15 School Year Are Now Completed
HEC-TV Live! has provided FREE interactive videoconferences that are also live television programs and web casts since 2006. We take our full-blown television and videoconference equipment on …

Building Blocks of Jazz explores the fundamentals of jazz with Phil Dunlap, Director of Education for Jazz St. Louis. His lively lessons often feature special guests who bring their own expertise into play. Find interesting …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Let’s Talk Trash.
The video resources, documents, and websites included below are designed to use with Pre-Program Activities and Post-Program Activities related to the show. To find those Pre …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for History in the First Person: Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion.
The videos and other resources included below are designed to use with Pre-Program Activities and Post-Program Activities related to …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Explore! Fast.
The resources included below are designed to use with the archive of the program and Post-Program Activities related to the content of the program. To find those …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Orion: The First Step to Deep Space.
Welcome to the Program Materials page for Orion: The First Step Into Deep Space. The PDF documents and web resources included …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Explore! Fossils.
The resources included below are designed to use with Post-Program Activities related to the show. To find those Post Program Activities along with a detailed program description, …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Inside the Artist’s Studio: Afflicted—Producing the Play.
The resources included below are designed to use with Pre-Program activities and Post-Program activities related to the show. To find those Pre …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Inside the Artist’s Studio: Afflicted—Issues and Themes.
We look forward to connecting with you and your students for either of our live programs on February 11 at 10 a.m. …

The Next Frontier: Engineering the Golden Age of Green can serve as a valuable tool when teaching the importance of renewable, clean energy technologies and good government policy in shaping our nation’s future.

Welcome to the Program Materials page for The Science Behind Sewer Systems.
The documents and other resources included below are designed to use with Pre-Program and Post-Program Activities related to the show. To find those activities …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Constitution Day 2014: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its Current Implications.
The materials, videos, and web resources on this page are provided to accompany pre-program and post-program …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for History in the First Person: Veteran’s Day 2014 1 PM.
The PDF documents and web links included below are designed to use with Pre-Program and Post-Program Activities related to …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Social Media and Current Events: Impacts and Implications.
The documents and other resources included on this page are designed to use with Pre-Program Activities and Post-Program Activities related to …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Explore! Flying.
The resources included below are designed to use with Post-Program Activities related to the program archive. To find those Post Program Activities along with a detailed program …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Meet an Economist.
The PDF documents and other items included below are designed to use with Pre-Program and Post-Program Activities related to the show. To find those Pre-Program Activities …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Meet an Economist.
The PDF documents and other items included below are designed to use with Pre-Program and Post-Program Activities related to the show. To find those Pre-Program Activities …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Inside the Artist’s Studio: Ceramics.
The documents and other resources included below are designed to use with Pre-Program and Post-Program Activities related to the show. To find those activities …

This program takes a look at the history of Ragtime in St. Louis, and features musicians from the region performing live examples of this early jazz form. The show also features saxophonist Willie Akins, who …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Explore! The City Underground.
The resources included below are designed to use with Pre-Program Activities and Post-Program Activities related to the show. To find those Pre and Post Program …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Explore! Living Green.
The resources included below are designed to use with Pre-Program Activities and Post-Program Activities related to the show. To find those Pre and Post Program Activities …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Inside the Artist’s Studio: Metalwork.
The documents and other resources included below are designed to use with Pre-Program and Post-Program Activities related to the show. To find those …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for The Science Behind Bowling.
Welcome to the Program Materials page for The Science Behind Bowling. The documents and other resources included below are designed to use with Pre-Program and …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for History in the First Person: Living Under Jim Crow Laws. The documents and video resources included below are designed to use with Pre-Program Activities and Post-Program Activities related …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Explore! Life as a Dog. The materials and video clips on this page are provided to accompany pre-program viewing and post-program viewing learning activities designed to extend your …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Explore! The Human Body: Eyes and Ears.
The materials and video clips on this page are provided to accompany pre-program viewing and post-program viewing learning activities designed to extend …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for The Science Behind the New Mississippi River Bridge, Part 2. The documents and video resources included below are designed to use with Pre-Program Activities and Post-Program Activities related …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for History in the First Person: Building the Mercury Capsule.
We look forward to connecting with you and your students for either of our live programs on December 11 at …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Explore! From Farm to Home. The materials and video clips on this page are provided to accompany pre-program and post-program learning activities designed to extend your students’ understanding …

Explore! Life Of An Explorer
Welcome to the Program Materials page for Explore! Life of an Explorer. The materials and video clips on this page are provided to accompany pre-program and post-program learning activities designed to …

A historical journey of the River Des Peres that uncovers its pristine past, polluted present and promising prospects.
This curriculum looks into the scientific aspects of non point source pollution, as well as the importance of …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for The Very Last Green Thing
A Young Person’s Opera. The PDF documents, video clips, and web links included below are designed to use with Pre-Program Activity suggestions and Post-Program …

Welcome to the Program Materials page for Rendezvous With a Comet (Comet Si)
The PDF documents included below are designed to use with Pre-Program Activity suggestions and Post-Program Activity suggestions related to the archived program on …

HEC-TV has produced quite a few programs about the Holocaust. Each brings a different aspect to survivor stories. The Lesson From the Holocaust.pdf takes you through the formation of the Nazi Party, through the beginnings …

We invite you to share this program archive with your students in whole class, small group or individualized settings. For suggestions on how to utilize the archive, please consider the options below as you plan …

We invite you to share this program archive with your students in whole class, small group or individualized settings. For suggestions on how to utilize the archive, please consider the options below as you plan …

We invite you to share this program archive with your students in whole class, small group or individualized settings. For suggestions on how to utilize the archive, please consider the options below as you plan …

We invite you to share this program archive with your students in whole class, small group or individualized settings. For suggestions on how to utilize the archive, please consider the options below as you plan …

Clips 1 through 7 below are excerpts from a second live program conducted April 4, 2013. The clips include our guest experts answering questions from interactive student groups as well as e-mail questions from TV …

Clips 1 through 5 below are excerpts from a second live program conducted November 15, 2012. The clips include our guest experts answering questions from interactive student groups as well as e-mail questions from TV …

We invite you to share this program archive with your students in whole class, small group or individualized settings. For suggestions on how to utilize the archive, please consider the options below as you plan …

State of the Arts is St. Louis’ only program devoted to the region’s vibrant arts community, taking audiences behind the scenes to meet the artists, writers and performers who call St. Louis home.
Lessons for State …

We invite you to share this program archive with your students in whole class, small group or individualized settings. For suggestions on how to utilize the archive, please consider the options below as you plan …

As part of its commemoration of Native American Heritage Month, HEC - TV Live! invites you and your students to interact with members of Native American tribes to explore the unique aspects of their cultures. …

This program is on Free Speech and Political Campaigns. This topic is a somewhat ironic choice for a Constitution Day program because neither free speech nor political parties and political campaigns are mentioned anywhere in …

Fascinating stories produced by local filmmakers and introduced to us through HEC-TV's partnership with University City's Commission for Local Origination Programming (CALOP). Different hosts interview each of the filmmakers and their films are shown in …

Abraham Lincoln and the Passage of the Thirteenth Amendment
These short clips have interesting questions and answers that will give your students a better understanding of President Lincoln’s path to passage of the Thirteenth Amendment. For …

Journey back, with this exclusive HEC-TV documentary, to the middle of the 19th Century when St. Louis became "The Gateway to the West." Learn why St. Louis was and continues to be a popular immigration …

Health literacy is defined as "the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions" (Healthy People 2010). Health literacy encompasses …

For this set of programs we go behind the scenes at the St. Louis University Earthquake Center to investigate how and why earthquakes occur, how they're measured, and new design procedures being created to address …

A comprehensive documentary, by HEC-TV's Boyd Pickup, that celebrates the beauty of the Philippines, a region that hosts a remarkable large number of species but also supports the greatest concentration of unique biological diversity currently …

A biographical profile celebrating the life and work of a prolific 20th Century American artist. The documentary chronicles Smith's younger years as an actor, playwright, composer and architect, as well as his life long study …

Missouri witnessed the greatest number of Civil War battles and engagements – more than 1,000 – of any place except Virginia and Tennessee. These sites will give you many resources to enrich your curriculum and …

This documentary takes an intimate look at the impact St. Louis artists have made on the evolution of Jazz.Jazz music initially developed from many streams in the South and on the Eastern Seaboard. These streams …

Host Jean Ponzi investigates how everyday household products can be potentially dangerous to our health and the environment. Learn how to safely use, store and dispose of hazardous household materials in an environmentally friendly way.

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